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| name = Mandi
| name = Mandi
| image =  
| image =  
Pratibha Singh 2014-05-13 13-48.jpg
| caption =  
| caption =  
| Existence = 1952
| Existence = 1952
| CurrentMPParty = N/A
| CurrentMPParty = [[Indian National Congress]]
| CurrentMP = Vacant
| CurrentMP = [[Pratibha Singh]]
| ElectedByYear = [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
| ElectedByYear =2021
| FormerMP = [[Ram Swaroop Sharma]]
| FormerMP = [[Ram Swaroop Sharma]]
| State = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| State = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
|Electorate=
|Electorate=
|Reservation= None
|Reservation= None
|AssemblyConstituencies = 17: [[Bharmour (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bharmour]], [[Lahaul and Spiti (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lahaul & Spiti]], [[Manali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Manali]], [[Kullu (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kullu]], [[Banjar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Banjar]], [[Anni (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Anni]], [[Karsog (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Karsog]], [[Sundernagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sundernagar]], [[Nachan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nachan]], [[Seraj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Seraj]], [[Darang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Darang]], [[Jogindernagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jogindernagar]], [[Mandi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mandi]], [[Balh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Balh]], [[Sarkaghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sarkaghat]], [[Rampur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Rampur]] and [[Kinnaur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kinnaur]]
|AssemblyConstituencies = 17: [[Kinnaur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kinnaur]],[[Bharmour (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bharmour]], [[Lahaul and Spiti (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lahaul & Spiti]], [[Manali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Manali]], [[Kullu (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kullu]], [[Banjar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Banjar]], [[Anni (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Anni]], [[Karsog (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Karsog]], [[Sundernagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sundernagar]], [[Nachan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nachan]], [[Seraj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Seraj]], [[Darang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Darang]], [[Jogindernagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jogindernagar]], [[Mandi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mandi]], [[Balh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Balh]], [[Sarkaghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sarkaghat]] and [[Rampur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Rampur]]
}}
}}


'''Mandi Lok Sabha constituency''' is one of the four [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies in [[Himachal Pradesh]] state in northern [[India]]. [[Ram Swaroop Sharma]], representing [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]], won the last Lok Sabha election in 2019 from [[Mandi, Himachal Pradesh|Mandi]].
'''Mandi Lok Sabha constituency''' is one of the four [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies in [[Himachal Pradesh]] state in northern [[India]]. [[Pratibha Singh]], representing [[Indian National Congress|INC]], won the last Lok Sabha byelection in 2021 from [[Mandi, Himachal Pradesh|Mandi]] following the death of [[Ram Swaroop Sharma]] who won in [[2019 Indian general election|2019 general Lok Sabha election.]]


== History ==
== History ==
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==Members of Lok Sabha==
==Members of Lok Sabha==
{| class="sortable" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big; font-family: verdana" width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Year
! Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Winner
! Winner
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Party
! Party
|-
|-
|[[1951–52 Indian general election|1952]]
|[[1951–52 Indian general election|1952]]
|[[Gopi Ram]]
|Gopi Ram
| rowspan="6" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|-
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|-
|-
|[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]
|[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]
| Raja [[Joginder Sen Bahadur]]
| Raja Joginder Sen Bahadur
|-
|-
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
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|-
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|[[Maheshwar Singh]]
|[[Maheshwar Singh (politician)|Maheshwar Singh]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|-
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|-
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Maheshwar Singh]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Maheshwar Singh (politician)|Maheshwar Singh]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|-
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|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|[[Pratibha Singh]]
|[[Pratibha Singh]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|[[Virbhadra Singh]]
|[[Virbhadra Singh]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|-
|2013^
|2013^
|[[Pratibha Singh]] (bye-poll)
|[[Pratibha Singh]]
|-
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
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|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|-
|-
|2021 ^  
|2021^  
|To be decided
|[[Pratibha Singh]]
|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|}
|}
^ bye-poll
^ bye-poll


== Election results ==
== Election results ==
===1951 election===
 
{{Election box begin | title=[[1951 Indian general election|General Election, 1951]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
 
===<small>2021 Bye-election</small>===
 
{{Election box begin | title= Bye-elections, 2021 : [[Mandi, Himachal Pradesh|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = Amrit Kaur
   |candidate  = [[Pratibha Singh]]
   |votes      = 47,152
   |votes      = 3,65,650
   |percentage = 26.89
   |percentage = 49.23
   |change    =
   |change    = +23.55
}}
}}  
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |candidate  = Gopi Ram
   |candidate  = Brigadier Khushal Thakur
   |votes      = 41,433
   |votes      = 3,56,884
   |percentage = 26.63
   |percentage = 48.05
   |change    =
   |change    = -20.70
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
   |party      = None of the Above
   |candidate  = Tej Singh
   |candidate  = [[None of the Above]]
   |votes      = 19,872
   |votes      = 12,626
   |percentage = 11.33
   |percentage = 1.70
   |change    =
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 8,766
  |percentage =
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      =
  |percentage =
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
  |winner    = Indian National Congress
  |loser      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}
===2019 Election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Mandi, Himachal Pradesh|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Scheduled Castes Federation
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |candidate  = Anokhi Ram
   |candidate  = [[Ram Swaroop Sharma]]
   |votes      = 18,988
   |votes      = 6,47,189
   |percentage = 10.83
  |percentage = 68.75
  |change    =
}} {{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |candidate  = Aashray sharma
  |votes      = 2,41,730
   |percentage = 25.68
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Socialist Party
   |party      = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
   |candidate  = Muni Lal
   |candidate  = Daleep Singh Kaith
   |votes      = 16,780
   |votes      = 14,838
   |percentage = 9.57
   |percentage = 1.58
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Bharatiya Jana Sangh
   |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
   |candidate  = Hari Dutt
   |candidate  = Ses Ram
   |votes      = 12,053
   |votes      = 9,060
   |percentage = 6.87
   |percentage = 0.96
   |change    =
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = None of the Above
   |candidate  = Kahan Singh
   |candidate  = [[None of the Above]]
   |votes      = 19,099
   |votes      = 5,298
   |percentage = 10.89
   |percentage = 0.56
   |change    =
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      =
   |votes      = 4,05,459
   |percentage =
   |percentage = 43.07
   |change    =
   |change    =  
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box turnout|
  {{Election box turnout|
   |votes      =
   |votes      = 9,43,148
   |percentage =
   |percentage = 73.60
   |change    =
   |change    =  
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box new seat win|
  {{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner    = Indian National Congress
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |loser      =
   |swing      =  
   |swing      =
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


===1957 election===
=== 2014 election ===
 
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: Mandi}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1957 Indian general election|General Election, 1957]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = [[Ram Swaroop Sharma]]
  |votes      = 3,62,824
  |percentage = 49.94
  |change    = +12.71
  |Result    =
}} {{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = [[Joginder Sen Bahadur]]
   |candidate  = [[Pratibha Singh]]
   |votes      = 57,530
   |votes      = 3,22,968
   |percentage = 63.47
   |percentage = 44.46
   |change    =
   |change     = -16.25
  |Result     =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Communist Party of India
   |party      = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
   |candidate  = Mast Ram
   |candidate  = Kushal Bhardwaj
   |votes      = 0
   |votes      = 13,965
   |percentage = 00.00
   |percentage = 1.92
   |change    =
   |change     = +1.92
  |Result     =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Aam Aadmi Party
   |candidate  = [[Anand Chand]]
   |candidate  = [[Jai Chand Thakur]]
   |votes      = 33,110
   |votes      = 9,359
   |percentage = 36.53
   |percentage = 1.29
   |change    =
   |change     = +1.29
  |Result    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
  |candidate  = Lala Ram
  |votes      = 5,167
  |percentage = 0.71
  |change    = +0.71
  |Result    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = None of the above
  |candidate  = None of the above
  |votes      = 6,191
  |percentage = 0.85
  |change    = +0.85
  |Result     =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      =
   |votes      = 39,856
   |percentage =
   |percentage = 5.48
   |change    =
   |change    = -18.00
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box turnout|
  {{Election box turnout|
   |votes      =
   |votes      = 7,26,094
   |percentage =
   |percentage = 63.12
   |change    =
   |change    = +11.33
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box hold with party link|
  {{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner    = Indian National Congress
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing      =
  |loser        = Indian National Congress
   |swing      = -10.77
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== 1962 election ===
===<small>2013 By-election</small>===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1962 Indian general election|General Election, 1962]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=Bye-election, 2013: Mandi}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = Lalit Sen
   |candidate  = [[Pratibha Singh]]
   |votes      = 46,856
   |votes      = 3,53,492
   |percentage = 63.56
   |percentage = 60.71
   |change    =
   |change    = +12.89
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Swatantra Party
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |candidate  = Ambika Kumari
   |candidate  = [[Jai Ram Thakur]]
   |votes      = 20,600
   |votes      = 2,16,765
   |percentage = 27.95
   |percentage = 37.23
   |change    =
   |change    = -8.63
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Bharatiya Jana Sangh
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Kuldip Singh
   |candidate  = Subhash Mohan Snehi
   |votes      = 2,742
   |votes      = 6,057
   |percentage = 3.72
   |percentage = 1.04
   |change    =
   |change    = +1.04
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = PRISM
   |candidate  = Tej Singh
   |candidate  = Lawan Kumar
   |votes      = 3,516
   |votes      = 5,932
   |percentage = 4.77
   |percentage = 1.02
   |change    =
   |change    = +1.02
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      =
   |votes      = 1,36,727
   |percentage =
   |percentage = 23.48
   |change    =
   |change    = +21.52
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box turnout|
  {{Election box turnout|
   |votes      =
   |votes      = 5,82,249
   |percentage =
   |percentage = 51.80
   |change    =
   |change    = -12.29
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box gain with party link|
  {{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner    = Indian National Congress
   |winner    = Indian National Congress
  |loser      = Swatantra Party
   |swing      = +12.89
   |swing      =
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== 1967 election ===
=== 2009 election ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1967 Indian general election|General Election, 1967]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections|General Election, 2009]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = Lalit Sen
   |candidate  = [[Virbhadra Singh]]
   |votes      = 62,596
   |votes      = 3,40,973
   |percentage = 51.65
  |percentage = 47.82
  |change    = -5.59
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = [[Maheshwar Singh (politician)|Maheshwar Singh]]
  |votes      = 3,26,976
  |percentage = 45.85
  |change    = +2.38
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
  |candidate  = DR. ONKAR SHAD
  |votes      = 20,664
   |percentage = 2.89
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
   |candidate  = I. Singh
   |candidate  = Lala Ram
   |votes      = 28,331
   |votes      = 10,131
   |percentage = 23.38
   |percentage = 1.42
   |change    =
   |change    = +0.12
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Rashtrawadi Sena
   |candidate  = D.S.Ram
   |candidate  = Hookam Chand Shastri
   |votes      = 26,877
   |votes      = 7,877
   |percentage = 22.18
   |percentage = 1.10
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = N.D. Joshi
   |candidate  = Shan Mohammad
   |votes      = 3,377
   |votes      = 6,405
   |percentage = 2.79
   |percentage = 0.89
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      =
   |votes      = 13,997
   |percentage =
   |percentage = 1.97
   |change    =
   |change    = -7.97
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box turnout|
  {{Election box turnout|
   |votes      =
   |votes      = 7,13,026
   |percentage =
   |percentage = 64.09
   |change    =
   |change    = +1.18
 
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box gain with party link|
  {{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner    = Indian National Congress
   |winner    = Indian National Congress
   |loser      =
   |loser      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing      =
   |swing      =
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== 1971 election ===
=== 2004 election ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1971 Indian general election|General Election, 1971]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections|General Election, 2004]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = [[Virbhadra Singh]]
   |candidate  = [[Pratibha Singh]]
   |votes      = 1,14,957
   |votes      = 357,623
   |percentage = 71.95
   |percentage = 53.41
   |change    =
   |change    = +16.30
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |candidate  = Mandhar Lal
   |candidate  = [[Maheshwar Singh (politician)|Maheshwar Singh]]
   |votes      = 25,780
   |votes      = 291,057
   |percentage = 16.14
   |percentage = 43.47
   |change    =
   |change    = -18.58
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress (Organisation)
   |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
   |candidate  = Gauri Prashad
   |candidate  = Mohan Lal Sahni
   |votes      = 6,344
   |votes      = 8,671
   |percentage = 3.97
   |percentage = 1.30
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Nawal Thakur
   |candidate  = Shah Mohammad
   |votes      = 4,914
   |votes      = 8,076
   |percentage = 3.08
   |percentage = 1.21
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Mahavr Prashad
   |candidate  = Kashmir Singh Guleria
   |votes      = 4,587
   |votes      = 4,125
   |percentage = 0.87
   |percentage = 0.62
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Tulsi Ram
  |votes      = 3,182
  |percentage = 1.99
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      =
   |votes      = 66,566
   |percentage =
   |percentage = 9.94
   |change    =
   |change    = -15.00
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box turnout|
  {{Election box turnout|
   |votes      =
   |votes      = 669,552
   |percentage =
   |percentage = 62.91
   |change    =
   |change    = +8.35
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box gain with party link|
  {{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner    = Indian National Congress
   |winner    = Indian National Congress
   |loser      = Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh
   |loser      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing      =
   |swing      =
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== 1977 election ===
=== 1999 election ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1977 Indian general election|General Election, 1977]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Indian general election|General Election, 1999]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      =
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |change    =Bharatiya Lok Dal
   |candidate  = [[Maheshwar Singh (politician)|Maheshwar Singh]]
   |candidate  = [[Ganga Singh]]
   |votes      = 3,25,929
   |votes      = 1,02,143
   |percentage = 62.05
   |percentage = 39.19
  |change    = -0.39
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      =
   |party      = Indian National Congress
  |change    =Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = [[Kaul Singh]]
   |candidate  = [[Virbhadra Singh]]
   |votes      = 1,94,904
   |votes      = 1,38,638
   |percentage = 37.11
   |percentage = 53.52
  |change    = +1.73
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
   |party      = Nationalist Congress Party
   |candidate  = Tara Chand
   |candidate  = Ravi Thakur
   |votes      = 8,950
   |votes      = 3,657
   |percentage = 3.45
   |percentage = 0.7
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Nawal Thakur
   |candidate  = Amar Nirgotra
   |votes      = 7,817
   |votes      = 750
   |percentage = 3.01
   |percentage = 0.14
   |change    =
   |change    = -0.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Ani Rudh
  |votes      = 2,167
  |percentage = 0.83
  |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      =
   |votes      = 1,31,025
   |percentage =
   |percentage = 24.94
   |change    =
   |change    = -2.22
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box turnout|
  {{Election box turnout|
   |votes      =
   |votes      = 5,28,636
   |percentage =
   |percentage = 54.56
   |change    =
   |change    =
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box gain with party link|
  {{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner    = Bharatiya Lok Dal
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |loser      = Indian National Congress
   |loser      = Indian National Congress
   |swing      =
   |swing      =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== 1980 election ===
=== 1998 election ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1980 Indian general election|General Election, 1980]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1998 Indian general election|General Election, 1998]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress (Socialist)
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |candidate  = [[Virbhadra Singh]]
   |candidate  = [[Maheshwar Singh (politician)|Maheshwar Singh]]
   |votes      = 1,66,949
   |votes      = 3,04,210
   |percentage = 56.60
   |percentage = 62.44
   |change    =
   |change    = +29.15
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Janata Party
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = [[Ganga Singh]]
   |candidate  = [[Pratibha Singh]]
   |votes      = 1,08,595
   |votes      = 1,72,378
   |percentage = 36.82
   |percentage = 35.38
   |change    =
   |change    = -27.06
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Janata Party (Secular)
   |party      =
   |candidate  = Bhagat Guru
   |candidate  = [[Sukh Ram]]
   |votes      = 12,544
   |votes      = 8,304
   |percentage = 4.25
   |percentage = 1.70
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
   |candidate  = Puran Mal
   |candidate  = Dina Nath
   |votes      = 4,626
   |votes      = 1,265
   |percentage = 1.57
   |percentage = 0.26
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Naval Thakur
   |candidate  = Amar Nirgotra
   |votes      = 2,255
   |votes      = 1081
   |percentage = 0.76
   |percentage = 0.22
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      =
   |votes      = 1,31,832
   |percentage =
   |percentage = 27.06
   |change    =
   |change    = +2.09
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box turnout|
  {{Election box turnout|
   |votes      =
   |votes      = 4,90,660
   |percentage =
   |percentage =
   |change    =
   |change    =
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box gain with party link|
  {{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner    = Indian National Congress (Socialist)
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |loser      = Bharatiya Lok Dal
   |loser      = Indian National Congress
   |swing      =
   |swing      =
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== 1984 election ===
=== 1996 election ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1984 Indian general election|General Election, 1984]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1996 Indian general election|General Election, 1996]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = [[Sukh Ram]]
   |candidate  = [[Sukh Ram]]
   |votes      = 2,24,146
   |votes      = 3,28,186
   |percentage = 67.52
   |percentage = 62.44
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |candidate  = Madhukar Singh
   |candidate  = Adan Singh Thakur
   |votes      = 92,495
   |votes      = 1,74,963
   |percentage = 27.86
   |percentage = 33.29
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Congress (J)
   |party      = Samajwadi Party
   |candidate  = Nand Singh
   |candidate  = [[Ganga Singh]]
   |votes      = 3,817
   |votes      = 6,460
   |percentage = 1.15
   |percentage = 1.23
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Janata Party
   |party      = Shiv Sena
   |candidate  = Het Ram
   |candidate  = Subh Ram Thakray
   |votes      = 2,331
   |votes      = 790
   |percentage = 0.70
   |percentage = 0.15
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)
   |candidate  = Kamal Kishore
   |candidate  = Chandermani Sharma
   |votes      = 2,921
   |votes      = 3,717
   |percentage = 0.88
   |percentage = 0.71
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Narpat Ram Chauhan
   |candidate  = Amar Nirgotra
   |votes      = 2,616
   |votes      = 4,608
   |percentage = 0.79
   |percentage = 0.88
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Nawal Thakur
   |candidate  = Kanshi Ram
   |votes      = 2,453
   |votes      = 1,954
   |percentage = 0.74
   |percentage = 0.37
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Durga Singh Rathore
   |candidate  = Devender Sharma
   |votes      = 1,194
   |votes      = 1049
   |percentage = 0.36
   |percentage = 0.20
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 1,31,651
  |percentage = 39.66
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 3,31,973
  |percentage =
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
  |winner    = Indian National Congress
  |loser      = Indian National Congress (Socialist)
  |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=== 1989 election ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1989 Indian general election|General Election, 1989]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = [[Maheshwar Singh]]
   |candidate  = Bal Krishan
   |votes      = 2,34,164
   |votes      = 936
   |percentage = 50.36
   |percentage = 0.18
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = [[Sukh Ram]]
   |candidate  = Diwan Chand Gupta
   |votes      = 2,06,095
   |votes      = 768
   |percentage = 44.33
   |percentage = 0.15
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = D.N. Kapoor
   |candidate  = Ramesh Chand Gautam
   |votes      = 9,736
   |votes      = 739
   |percentage = 2.09
   |percentage = 0.14
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Doordarshi Party
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = O.M. Prakash
   |candidate  = Jeevan Parkash Sharma
   |votes      = 5,510
   |votes      = 695
   |percentage = 1.19
   |percentage = 0.13
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Dharam Singh
   |candidate  = Brikam Ram
   |votes      = 4,489
   |votes      = 449
   |percentage = 0.97
   |percentage = 0.09
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Janata Party
  |candidate  = Naval Thaur
  |votes      = 3,423
  |percentage = 0.74
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Raj Kumar
   |candidate  = Ramesh Kumar Garla
   |votes      = 1,530
   |votes      = 294
   |percentage = 0.33
   |percentage = 0.06
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 28,069
   |votes      = 1,53,223
   |percentage = 6.03
   |percentage = 29.15
   |change    =
   |change    =
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box turnout|
  {{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 4,64,947
   |votes      = 5,25,608
   |percentage =
   |percentage =
   |change    =
   |change    =
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box gain with party link|
  {{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |winner    = Indian National Congress
   |loser      = Indian National Congress
   |loser      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing      =
   |swing      =
  }}
  }}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |candidate  = [[Maheshwar Singh]]
   |candidate  = [[Maheshwar Singh (politician)|Maheshwar Singh]]
   |votes      = 2,06,753
   |votes      = 2,06,753
   |percentage = 44.03
   |percentage = 44.03
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== 1996 election ===
=== 1989 election ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1996 Indian general election|General Election, 1996]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1989 Indian general election|General Election, 1989]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = [[Maheshwar Singh (politician)|Maheshwar Singh]]
  |votes      = 2,34,164
  |percentage = 50.36
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = [[Sukh Ram]]
   |candidate  = [[Sukh Ram]]
   |votes      = 3,28,186
   |votes      = 2,06,095
   |percentage = 62.44
   |percentage = 44.33
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |party      = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
   |candidate  = Adan Singh Thakur
   |candidate  = D.N. Kapoor
   |votes      = 1,74,963
   |votes      = 9,736
   |percentage = 33.29
   |percentage = 2.09
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Samajwadi Party
   |party      = Doordarshi Party
   |candidate  = [[Ganga Singh]]
   |candidate  = O.M. Prakash
   |votes      = 6,460
   |votes      = 5,510
   |percentage = 1.23
   |percentage = 1.19
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Shiv Sena
   |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
   |candidate  = Subh Ram Thakray
   |candidate  = Dharam Singh
   |votes      = 790
   |votes      = 4,489
   |percentage = 0.15
   |percentage = 0.97
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)
   |party      = Janata Party
   |candidate  = Chandermani Sharma
   |candidate  = Naval Thaur
   |votes      = 3,717
   |votes      = 3,423
   |percentage = 0.71
   |percentage = 0.74
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Amar Nirgotra
   |candidate  = Raj Kumar
   |votes      = 4,608
   |votes      = 1,530
   |percentage = 0.88
   |percentage = 0.33
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 28,069
  |percentage = 6.03
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 4,64,947
  |percentage =
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
  |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |loser      = Indian National Congress
  |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=== 1984 election ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1984 Indian general election|General Election, 1984]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = Kanshi Ram
   |candidate  = [[Sukh Ram]]
   |votes      = 1,954
   |votes      = 2,24,146
   |percentage = 0.37
   |percentage = 67.52
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |candidate  = Devender Sharma
   |candidate  = Madhukar Singh
   |votes      = 1049
   |votes      = 92,495
   |percentage = 0.20
   |percentage = 27.86
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Congress (J)
   |candidate  = Bal Krishan
   |candidate  = Nand Singh
   |votes      = 936
   |votes      = 3,817
   |percentage = 0.18
   |percentage = 1.15
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Janata Party
   |candidate  = Diwan Chand Gupta
   |candidate  = Het Ram
   |votes      = 768
   |votes      = 2,331
   |percentage = 0.15
   |percentage = 0.70
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Ramesh Chand Gautam
   |candidate  = Kamal Kishore
   |votes      = 739
   |votes      = 2,921
   |percentage = 0.14
   |percentage = 0.88
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Jeevan Parkash Sharma
   |candidate  = Narpat Ram Chauhan
   |votes      = 695
   |votes      = 2,616
   |percentage = 0.13
   |percentage = 0.79
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Brikam Ram
   |candidate  = Nawal Thakur
   |votes      = 449
   |votes      = 2,453
   |percentage = 0.09
   |percentage = 0.74
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Ramesh Kumar Garla
   |candidate  = Durga Singh Rathore
   |votes      = 294
   |votes      = 1,194
   |percentage = 0.06
   |percentage = 0.36
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 1,53,223
   |votes      = 1,31,651
   |percentage = 29.15
   |percentage = 39.66
   |change    =
   |change    =
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box turnout|
  {{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 5,25,608
   |votes      = 3,31,973
   |percentage =
   |percentage =
   |change    =
   |change    =
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  {{Election box gain with party link|
  {{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner    = Indian National Congress
   |winner    = Indian National Congress
   |loser      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |loser      = Indian National Congress (Socialist)
   |swing      =
   |swing      =
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== 1998 election ===
=== 1980 election ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1998 Indian general election|General Election, 1998]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1980 Indian general election|General Election, 1980]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |party      = Indian National Congress (Socialist)
   |candidate  = [[Maheshwar Singh]]
   |candidate  = [[Virbhadra Singh]]
   |votes      = 3,04,210
   |votes      = 1,66,949
   |percentage = 62.44
   |percentage = 56.60
   |change    = +29.15
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Janata Party
   |candidate  = [[Pratibha Singh]]
   |candidate  = [[Ganga Singh]]
   |votes      = 1,72,378
   |votes      = 1,08,595
   |percentage = 35.38
   |percentage = 36.82
   |change    = -27.06
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      =
   |party      = Janata Party (Secular)
   |candidate  = [[Sukh Ram]]
   |candidate  = Bhagat Guru
   |votes      = 8,304
   |votes      = 12,544
   |percentage = 1.70
   |percentage = 4.25
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Dina Nath
   |candidate  = Puran Mal
   |votes      = 1,265
   |votes      = 4,626
   |percentage = 0.26
   |percentage = 1.57
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Amar Nirgotra
   |candidate  = Naval Thakur
   |votes      = 1081
   |votes      = 2,255
   |percentage = 0.22
   |percentage = 0.76
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 1,31,832
   |votes      =
   |percentage = 27.06
   |percentage =
   |change    = +2.09
   |change    =
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box turnout|
  {{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 4,90,660
   |votes      =
   |percentage =
   |percentage =
   |change    =
   |change    =
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box gain with party link|
  {{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |winner    = Indian National Congress (Socialist)
   |loser      = Indian National Congress
   |loser      = Bharatiya Lok Dal
   |swing      =
   |swing      =
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== 1999 election ===
=== 1977 election ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Indian general election|General Election, 1999]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1977 Indian general election|General Election, 1977]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      =
  |change    =Indian National Congress
  |candidate  = [[Virbhadra Singh]]
  |votes      = 1,02,143
  |percentage = 39.19
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |party      =  
   |candidate  = [[Maheshwar Singh]]
  |change    =  Bharatiya Lok Dal
   |votes      = 3,25,929
   |candidate  = [[Ganga Singh Thakur]]
   |percentage = 62.05
   |votes      = 1,38,638
  |change    = -0.39
   |percentage = 53.52
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
   |candidate  = [[Kaul Singh]]
   |candidate  = Tara Chand
   |votes      = 1,94,904
   |votes      = 8,950
   |percentage = 37.11
   |percentage = 3.45
   |change    = +1.73
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Nationalist Congress Party
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Ravi Thakur
   |candidate  = Nawal Thakur
   |votes      = 3,657
   |votes      = 7,817
   |percentage = 0.7
   |percentage = 3.01
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Amar Nirgotra
   |candidate  = Ani Rudh
   |votes      = 750
   |votes      = 2,167
   |percentage = 0.14
   |percentage = 0.83
   |change    = -0.07
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 1,31,025
   |votes      =
   |percentage = 24.94
   |percentage =
   |change    = -2.22
   |change    =
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box turnout|
  {{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 5,28,636
   |votes      =
   |percentage = 54.56
   |percentage =
   |change    =
   |change    =
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box gain with party link|
  {{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |winner    = Bharatiya Lok Dal
   |loser      = Indian National Congress
   |loser      = Indian National Congress
   |swing      =
   |swing      =
Line 1,031: Line 1,092:
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== 2004 election ===
=== 1971 election ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections|General Election, 2004]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1971 Indian general election|General Election, 1971]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = [[Pratibha Singh]]
   |candidate  = [[Virbhadra Singh]]
   |votes      = 357,623
   |votes      = 1,14,957
   |percentage = 53.41
   |percentage = 71.95
   |change    = +16.30
   |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh
  |candidate  = Mandhar Lal
  |votes      = 25,780
  |percentage = 16.14
  |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |party      = Indian National Congress (Organisation)
   |candidate  = [[Maheshwar Singh]]
   |candidate  = Gauri Prashad
   |votes      = 291,057
   |votes      = 6,344
   |percentage = 43.47
   |percentage = 3.97
   |change    = -18.58
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Mohan Lal Sahni
   |candidate  = Nawal Thakur
   |votes      = 8,671
   |votes      = 4,914
   |percentage = 1.30
   |percentage = 3.08
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Shah Mohammad
   |candidate  = Mahavr Prashad
   |votes      = 8,076
   |votes      = 4,587
   |percentage = 1.21
   |percentage = 0.87
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Kashmir Singh Guleria
   |candidate  = Tulsi Ram
   |votes      = 4,125
   |votes      = 3,182
   |percentage = 0.62
   |percentage = 1.99
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 66,566
   |votes      =
   |percentage = 9.94
   |percentage =
   |change    = -15.00
   |change    =
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box turnout|
  {{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 669,552
   |votes      =
   |percentage = 62.91
   |percentage =
   |change    = +8.35
   |change    =
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box gain with party link|
  {{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner    = Indian National Congress
   |winner    = Indian National Congress
   |loser      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |loser      = Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh
   |swing      =
   |swing      =
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== 2009 election ===
=== 1967 election ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections|General Election, 2009]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1967 Indian general election|General Election, 1967]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = [[Virbhadra Singh]]
   |candidate  = Lalit Sen
   |votes      = 3,40,973
   |votes      = 62,596
   |percentage = 47.82
   |percentage = 51.65
   |change    = -5.59
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = [[Maheshwar Singh]]
   |candidate  = I. Singh
  |votes      = 3,26,976
   |votes      = 28,331
  |percentage = 45.85
   |percentage = 23.38
  |change    = +2.38
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
  |candidate  = Lala Ram
  |votes      = 10,131
  |percentage = 1.42
  |change    = +0.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
   |candidate  = DR. ONKAR SHAD
   |votes      = 20,664
   |percentage = 2.89
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Rashtrawadi Sena
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Hookam Chand Shastri
   |candidate  = D.S.Ram
   |votes      = 7,877
   |votes      = 26,877
   |percentage = 1.10
   |percentage = 22.18
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Shan Mohammad
   |candidate  = N.D. Joshi
   |votes      = 6,405
   |votes      = 3,377
   |percentage = 0.89
   |percentage = 2.79
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 13,997
   |votes      =
   |percentage = 1.97
   |percentage =
   |change    = -7.97
   |change    =
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box turnout|
  {{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 7,13,026
   |votes      =
   |percentage = 64.09
   |percentage =
   |change    = +1.18
   |change    =
 
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box hold with party link|
  {{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner    = Indian National Congress
   |winner    = Indian National Congress
   |loser      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |loser      =
   |swing      =
   |swing      =
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


==== 2013 By-election ====
=== 1962 election ===
{{Election box begin | title=Bye-election, 2013: Mandi}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1962 Indian general election|General Election, 1962]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = [[Pratibha Singh]]
   |candidate  = Lalit Sen
   |votes      = 3,53,492
   |votes      = 46,856
   |percentage = 60.71
  |percentage = 63.56
   |change    = +12.89
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Swatantra Party
  |candidate  = Ambika Kumari
  |votes      = 20,600
   |percentage = 27.95
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |party      = Bharatiya Jana Sangh
   |candidate  = [[Jai Ram Thakur]]
   |candidate  = Kuldip Singh
   |votes      = 2,16,765
   |votes      = 2,742
   |percentage = 37.23
   |percentage = 3.72
   |change    = -8.63
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = Subhash Mohan Snehi
   |candidate  = Tej Singh
   |votes      = 6,057
   |votes      = 3,516
   |percentage = 1.04
   |percentage = 4.77
   |change    = +1.04
   |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |party      = PRISM
  |candidate  = Lawan Kumar
  |votes      = 5,932
  |percentage = 1.02
  |change    = +1.02
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 1,36,727
   |votes      =
   |percentage = 23.48
   |percentage =
   |change    = +21.52
   |change    =
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box turnout|
  {{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 5,82,249
   |votes      =
   |percentage = 51.80
   |percentage =
   |change    = -12.29
   |change    =
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box hold with party link|
  {{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner    = Indian National Congress
   |winner    = Indian National Congress
   |swing      = +12.89
  |loser      = Swatantra Party
   |swing      =
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== 2014 election ===
===1957 election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: Mandi}}
 
{{Election box begin | title=[[1957 Indian general election|General Election, 1957]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = [[Ram Swaroop Sharma]]
  |votes      = 3,62,824
  |percentage = 49.94
  |change    = +12.71
  |Result    =
}} {{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = [[Pratibha Singh]]
   |candidate  = [[Joginder Sen Bahadur]]
   |votes      = 3,22,968
   |votes      = 57,530
   |percentage = 44.46
   |percentage = 63.47
   |change     = -16.25
   |change    =
  |Result     =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
   |party      = Communist Party of India
   |candidate  = Kushal Bhardwaj
   |candidate  = Mast Ram
   |votes      = 13,965
   |votes      = 0
   |percentage = 1.92
   |percentage = 00.00
   |change     = +1.92
   |change    =
  |Result     =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Aam Aadmi Party
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = [[Jai Chand Thakur]]
   |candidate  = [[Anand Chand]]
   |votes      = 9,359
   |votes      = 33,110
   |percentage = 1.29
   |percentage = 36.53
   |change     = +1.29
   |change    =
  |Result    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
  |candidate  = Lala Ram
  |votes      = 5,167
  |percentage = 0.71
  |change    = +0.71
  |Result    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = None of the above
  |candidate  = None of the above
  |votes      = 6,191
  |percentage = 0.85
  |change    = +0.85
  |Result     =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 39,856
   |votes      =
   |percentage = 5.48
   |percentage =
   |change    = -18.00
   |change    =
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box turnout|
  {{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 7,26,094
   |votes      =
   |percentage = 63.12
   |percentage =
   |change    = +11.33
   |change    =
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box gain with party link|
  {{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |winner    = Indian National Congress
  |loser        = Indian National Congress
   |swing      =
   |swing      = -10.77
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


===2019 Election===
===1951 election===
 
{{Election box begin | title=[[1951 Indian general election|General Election, 1951]]: [[Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Mandi, Himachal Pradesh|Mandi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |candidate  = Amrit Kaur
  |votes      = 47,152
  |percentage = 26.89
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = [[Ram Swaroop Sharma]]
  |votes      = 6,47,189
  |percentage = 68.75
  |change    =
}} {{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = Aashray sharma
   |candidate  = Gopi Ram
   |votes      = 2,41,730
   |votes      = 41,433
   |percentage = 25.68
  |percentage = 26.63
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
  |candidate  = Tej Singh
  |votes      = 19,872
  |percentage = 11.33
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Scheduled Castes Federation
  |candidate  = Anokhi Ram
  |votes      = 18,988
   |percentage = 10.83
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
   |party      = Socialist Party
   |candidate  = Daleep Singh Kaith
   |candidate  = Muni Lal
   |votes      = 14,838
   |votes      = 16,780
   |percentage = 1.58
   |percentage = 9.57
   |change    =
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
   |party      = Bharatiya Jana Sangh
   |candidate  = Ses Ram
   |candidate  = Hari Dutt
   |votes      = 9,060
   |votes      = 12,053
   |percentage = 0.96
   |percentage = 6.87
   |change    =  
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = None of the Above
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |candidate  = [[None of the Above]]
   |candidate  = Kahan Singh
   |votes      = 5,298
   |votes      = 19,099
   |percentage = 0.56
   |percentage = 10.89
   |change    =  
   |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      = 4,05,459
   |votes      =
   |percentage = 43.07
   |percentage =
   |change    =  
   |change    =
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box turnout|
  {{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 9,43,148
   |votes      =
   |percentage = 73.60
   |percentage =
   |change    =  
   |change    =
  }}
  }}
  {{Election box hold with party link|
  {{Election box new seat win|
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |winner    = Indian National Congress
   |swing      =  
  |loser      =
   |swing      =
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
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